Daddy Stories
Daddy Stories by Emma Cline is a reprint edition published by Random House Publishing Group on June 29, 2021. This collection comprises 288 pages and is presented in English. The book features ten stories that delve into the darker aspects of human experience, showcasing Cline’s narrative skill and insight.
Readers will encounter a range of characters facing unsettling situations, from an absentee father dealing with the aftermath of violence to a nanny grappling with the fallout of a scandal. The stories explore themes of power dynamics within families and relationships, as well as the complexities of personal choices and self-perception. Through these narratives, Cline examines the tension between the desire for connection and the potential for self-sabotage, offering a thought-provoking look at the intricacies of human behavior.
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From the bestselling author of The Girls comes a “brilliant” (The New York Times) story collection exploring the dark corners of human experience.
“Daddy’s ten masterful, provocative stories confirm that Cline is a staggering talent.”—Esquire
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
An absentee father collects his son from boarding school after a shocking act of violence. A nanny to a celebrity family hides out in Laurel Canyon in the aftermath of a tabloid scandal. A young woman sells her underwear to strangers. A notorious guest arrives at a placid, not-quite rehab in the Southwest.
In ten remarkable stories, Emma Cline portrays moments when the ordinary is disturbed, when daily life buckles, revealing the perversity and violence pulsing under the surface. She explores characters navigating the edge, the limits of themselves and those around them: power dynamics in families, in relationships, the distance between their true and false selves. They want connection, but what they provoke is often closer to self-sabotage. What are the costs of one’s choices? Of the moments when we act, or fail to act? These complexities are at the heart of Daddy, Emma Cline’s sharp-eyed illumination of the contrary impulses that animate our inner lives.
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